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Which session at Philea Forum 2024 would you most like to read about?

21 May 2024
Alliance magazine

As we approach Philea Forum 2024, Alliance is assembling a team of bloggers to report from the event. We hope …

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Melinda French Gates departs. Philanthropy world has mixed reaction

16 May 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Melinda French Gates is set to end 24 years as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with the …

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Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk and Wellcome Trust join forces on global health  

16 May 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Philanthropy’s three giant players are combining to push scientific solutions for major global health issues.  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, …

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Philanthropists’ role in empowering Africa’s environment guardians

15 May 2024
Rose Ng’ang’a

African communities have for centuries played a critical role in forest conservation. By empowering these communities, philanthropists have stepped in to …

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April 2024: Around the world with our regional reps

9 May 2024
Alliance magazine

Every month Alliance regional representatives provide a report on the latest happenings in philanthropy from their region. Below is roundup for …

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Educational relief fund launches in support of Palestinian students

8 May 2024
Shafi Musaddique

AVPN 2024: An education relief fund for Palestinian students has been launched by the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation (AGF), an …

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UN refugee agency and AVPN explore innovative finance

1 May 2024
Shafi Musaddique

AVPN 2024: The UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, has teamed up with Asian philanthropy network, AVPN, to explore innovative financial …

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Closing the gender gap through strategic philanthropy

1 May 2024
Kiran Kaur

Throughout UK history, affirmative action has been fundamental in advancing gender equality, with our government, communities, and numerous independent organisations …

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Middle East next gen move on from traditional giving 

30 April 2024
Shafi Musaddique and Charles Keidan

Young philanthropists in the Middle East are showing appetite for a more hands-on approach, a greater emphasis on transparency and …

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Biodiversity conservation a top philanthropic priority in China

30 April 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Biodiversity conservation is a top priority of environmental philanthropic funding in China, according to China’s largest environmental grant-making foundation.   …

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Open Society announces Haiti funding amid ‘catastrophic’ crisis

29 April 2024
Shafi Musaddique

The Open Society Foundations, a major human rights funder founded by George Soros, has just announced $20 million funding for Haitian civil society.  Haiti …

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Asia’s new social outcomes marketplace launched by AVPN

25 April 2024
Claudia Cahalane

AVPN 2024: AVPN and a new venture called OutcomesX has today launched a social outcomes platform across Asia. They say …